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When General Studies Student Council President Peter Nason, GS ’15, presented Dean of Students Tom Harford with the first resolution passed by his council, Nason was surprised by the lack of authority the resolution actually had.

At their general body meeting on Sunday, Columbia College Student Council voted to create the position of inclusion and equity representative. Like other council representatives, the position will be elected by the student body.

Spectrum is proud to announce the return of council updates with all the need-to-know information about Columbia’s student government: upcoming events, resolutions, debates, and more. Here’s what happened this week:
Across councils:

For as long as most of us can remember, Bacchanal has served as the main symbol of social life at Columbia. However, while we might interpret that to mean that all students look forward to an event that supposedly brings the community together in a fun and casual way, that isn’t always the case.

As food insecurity becomes a more visible issue on Columbia’s campus, members of Columbia College Student Council are developing a pilot program that would provide free meal swipes for students in emergency situations.

Although some candidates for student council had suggested bringing the Bacchanal committee under the purview of the four undergraduate councils, the fate of the committee looks a little more certain after the results of CCSC and ESC elections, which were released late Wednesday night.